The Palm Beach Post has an article on Jimmy Buffett’s former pilot Randy Leslie, who was let go by Buffett a year and a half ago and died in December: “Did Buffett Botch Jamaica Pilot’s Exit?” “Randy said to me about a year and a half ago: ‘They’re retiring me!’ He didn’t seem to know why,” [...]

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A seaplane flight with Jimmy was auctioned off on Wednesday night for charity, according to the Wall Street Journal article “New York Glitz — to Help Schools.” It’s known as the Hedge Fund Prom. Beyonce sang, Jay-Z rapped, and Jon Stewart cracked jokes. The annual Robin Hood Foundation gala, held Wednesday night, is widely considered the most [...]

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From KKTV: This week in 1996, Jamaican authorities opened fire on Jimmy Buffett’s seaplane, the Hemisphere Dancer, mistaking it for a drug trafficker’s plane. U-2 singer Bono was with Buffett, but neither one was hurt. Buffett wrote a song about the incident, entitled “Jamaica Mistaica,” that can be found on the album Banana Wind.

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